21 Of Best Professional Cooking Books In 2024

TOP 1

The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity

Page, Karen
Little, Brown & Co.
Sep 1, 2008

Our Score

4.95
TOP 2

Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique

Fetterman, Lisa Q.
Halm, Meesha
Peabody, Scott
Lo, Monica
Ten Speed Press
Nov 1, 2016

Our Score

4.9
TOP 3

The Professional Chef

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Wiley
Sep 13, 2011

Our Score

4.8
TOP 4

Mastering Pasta: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pasta

Vetri, Marc
Joachim, David
Ten Speed Press
Mar 17, 2015

Our Score

4.7
TOP 5

The Pizza Bible: The World's Favorite Pizza Styles

Gemignani, Tony
Ten Speed Press
Oct 28, 2014

Our Score

4.6
TOP 6

Sous Vide for Everybody: The Easy

America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen
Sep 25, 2018

Our Score

4.6
TOP 7

Eat What You Watch: A Cookbook

Rea, Andrew
Dovetail
Oct 3, 2017

Our Score

4.6
TOP 8

The Noma Guide to Fermentation

Redzepi, René
Zilber, David
Artisan
Oct 16, 2018

Our Score

4.5
TOP 9

Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book

Hoffman, Kristin
McKenney, Sally
Nov 30, 2021

Our Score

4.5
TOP 10

The French Laundry Cookbook

Keller, Thomas
Jones, Deborah
Artisan
Nov 1, 1999

Our Score

4.4
TOP 11

The French Laundry, Per Se

Keller, Thomas
Artisan
Oct 27, 2020

Our Score

4.4
TOP 12

The Ultimate SPAM Cookbook: 100+ Quick and Delicious Recipes

The Hormel Kitchen
Fox Chapel Publishing
Aug 18, 2020

Our Score

4.4
TOP 13

The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes

Briscione, James
Parkhurst, Brooke
Mariner Books
Mar 6, 2018

Our Score

4.4
TOP 14

Take One Fish: The New School of Scale-to-Tail Cooking and Eating

Niland, Josh
Aug 31, 2021

Our Score

4.4
TOP 15

Escoffier

Escoffier, Auguste
Cracknell, H L
Kaufmann, R J
Wiley
Jun 13, 2011

Our Score

4.35
TOP 16

Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide

Keller, Thomas
McGee, Harold
Artisan
Oct 15, 2008

Our Score

4.25
TOP 17

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro

Ferriss, Timothy
Mariner Books
Nov 20, 2012

Our Score

4.15
TOP 18

Just a Few Miles South

Michel, Ouita
Gibbs, Sara
Graf, Genie
Flannery, Brenna
House, Silas
University Press of Kentucky
Apr 27, 2021

Our Score

4.15
TOP 19

Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art

Tsuji, Shizuo
Tsuji, Yoshiki
Fisher, M.F.K.
Reichl, Ruth
Kodansha International
Feb 17, 2012

Our Score

4.05
TOP 20

Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter

Humm, Daniel
Barnes, Janice
Tonelli, Francesco
Ten Speed Press
Oct 15, 2019

Our Score

4.05
TOP 21

Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes

Orkin, Ivan
Ying, Chris
Chang, David
Ten Speed Press
Oct 29, 2013

Our Score

3.95